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Paikens, Reinis
FM🇱🇻FIDE 11624078· Male· Latvia· Born in 2008
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Reinis Paikens, a 18-year-old Latvian FIDE Master, is rated 2299 — just 3 short of his peak of 2302 (Apr 2026, age 18) and ranked 14th among Latvian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 124 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Latvijas 2026. gada pusfinals, and Latvijas 2026 gada jauniesu cempionata finals-U-18. Also played 36 rapid (including Tallinn Chess Festival - III Nomme Open) and 23 blitz events (including Tallinn Chess Festival - III TalTech Blitz) recently. He reached Latvian #14 in Apr 2026.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 18). Earned a IM norm at Int. Graz Open 2026 - A. At junior level, he reached #3, #1, #6 and #16 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2299
Standard
Rpd2403·Blz2291
All-time high
2302
−3 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
99
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
124 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · Latvian players · of 374
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak Latvian rank: #14
at age 18 · rated 2302
Apr 2026
3rd Latvian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2302
Apr 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Apr 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2302
at age 18 · −3 from today
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 18
Apr 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
2264 → 2299
Tournaments
15
126 games
Score
78/ 12661.9%
63W36D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #191 | 2251 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/8 | #4 | 2434 | +11.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2200 | +30.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #48 | 2445 | +96.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #10 | 1993 | -70.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #79 | 2189 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2412 | +43.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAivars Laizans
🇱🇻LAT·1934
+38 −49 =21
108 games·last met May 2026
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vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+40 −20 =15
75 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMaksims Otrohovs
🇱🇻LAT·1841
+38 −16 =11
65 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVitaly LevchenkovFM
🇱🇻LAT
+18 −21 =17
56 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsKonstantins Gudovskis
🇱🇻LAT·2005
+23 −22 =10
55 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Latvia
#14
out of 966 players
Europe
#2,740
in continent
World
#4,121
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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